Receiving-box for punching-iviachines



(No Model.)

W. W. RUSSELL.

RECEIVING BOX FOR PUNGHING MACHINES. N0.-413,150. Patented Oct. 15,1889.

UNITED ST TES Artur rrrcn.

\VILLIS \V. RUSSELL, OF NORVVOOD, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELL do MORGANPRINTING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

RECEIVlNG-BOX FOR PUNCt-llNG-h!lACl-*HNES.

SEECIFIOA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,150, dated October15, 1889.

Application filed March 2 6 1 389 To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, \VILLIS \V. RUSs 'ELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Norwood, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReceiving-Boxes forPunching-Machines; and Ido declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

Myinvention relates to boxes put under the die of punching-presses, suchas shown in the patent of April 24:, 1888, No. 381,716, or similarmachines, and which are intended to receive the cards, blanks, or otherarticles punched out by the machine.

These boxes are generally of a size corresponding with the articles theyare to receive, in order to form the latterinto stacks as they drop in,and to facilitate their handling when the boxes are emptied.

I-Ieretofore the boxes have been generally straight, and when they werefilled the operator had to stop his machine while they were emptied, andthe sliding support put again in position in the upper part of the box.As the boxes are only of aheight corresponding with the distance of thetable from the floor and the machines work very fast, the former fill ina short time, necessitating a frequent stoppage of the machines in orderto be enabled to empty the boxes. 'Where there are many machines used,and especially during busy seasons, these many stops amount toconsiderable loss of time, and limit the producing ca pacity of thepresses and operators. To overcome these defects is the object of mypres ent invention; and it consists, principally, in the changing of thestraight box into a curved one, and other alterations and constructions,which are described hereinafter, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of part of the box, its upperportion, table, and die in section, showing sliding support in positionwhen the Serial No. 304,883. (No model.)

machine is started. Fig. 2 shows the box in a perspective view and readyto be emptied. Fig. 3 shows in a perspective View the upper part of thebox while being emptied. Fig. 4: shows in a side View, partly insection, the up- 5 5 per portion of the box after being emptied. Fig. 5is a perspective view of the sliding sup port. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectionof the same on line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of thestop.

9 is the table of the punching-press or whatever machine may be used.

10 is the die, and 11 the punch.

12 is the box, open on its front and upper side, fitting closely intothe table against the under side of the die, and is supported at 13 13.

14 are the blanks, cards, or other articles which are punched out.

15 is the yielding support on which the cards or blanks rest after beingpunched. Two of its sides are curved to correspond with the curvature ofthe box. The other two sides 16 16 are yielding and pressed outwardly bytwo springs 17 17, which are also connected to the sides 16 16, keepingthem from coming out when the support is taken out of the box. Onesupporthas an extension 19,which reaches up into the die, and is onlyneeded when the machine first starts. At that time the position of thesupport is as illustrated in Fig. 1. As the blanks are being punched,they gradually accumulate and force the support down, as shown in Fig.2. At this time the receiver is about ready to be emptied. To do this, astop 20, held in place by two forks 21, is inserted by another eniploy,to form a temporary support for the blanks. Then he pushes the regularsupport 15 so far out toward the end of the box that the following cardscreate a space between them and the temporary support 20 (see Fig. 3) ofsulficient size to intro. duce the same support 15 from the end, or asimilar one. He then withdraws support 20 and proceeds to empty the box.(See'Fig. 4.) While all this is being done the feeding-oper- 5 atorkeeps right on working his machine, the temporary stop not in the leastinterfering, because the blanks are from the start loose enough in thereceiver to allow a temporary compression in the upper part of the boxwhile the lower part is emptied. To facilitate the insertion of thesupport, the two sides 16 16 have beveled edges 22. i

If it is desirable to empty the box only at very long intervals, thelower portion of it, which is horizontal, or nearly so, may be made verylong. The particular shape of the curvature of the box is not essential.After making the turn from under the table it may assume an inclinedposition, instead of being round or curved. I

The specific construction of the sliding; support is not essentialeither. It must sustain the weight of the cards or blanks, but yield tothe descending punch when the newlypunched blanks are added andaccumulating.

I am aware of the existence of curved rcceiving-boxes used for the samepurpose. They, however, are not provided with a yielding supportsimilarly constructed to the one used in my case, and a certain quantityof cards has always to be kept in the box in order to form a support forthe accumulating cards. Other receiving-boxes in existence show anauxiliary removable receiving-box which has to be removed altogether inorder to be emptied. These constructions, however, show many objections.The first-mentioned box needs close attention, and has to be kept filledall the time, as already stated, in order to form a support for theaccumulating cards. The other construction also needs close attentionall the time, from the fact that, its lower end being closed, thecard orblank support will Come to a dead stop if the box is not taken out intime, and the latter operation is very inconvenient from the positionthe parts are in, and also for the reason that areceiver filledblank-receiving box being curved and having its front side and lower endfully open to permit the removal of the blanks'or cards at any pointtherefrom, further having a sliding support 15, being curved and shapedto correspond to the box, and having two of its sides yielding andpressed outwardly against the two opposite sides of the box by a spring,two forks 21, connected opposite each other to the sides of the box, anda stop 20, held in position by said forks, as and for the purposes fullyexplained.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIS W. RUSSELL. Witnesses:

' CARL SPENGEL, N. RocKHoLD.

